HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Well, tonight I noticed that the musty smell in the 10 gallon was stronger, and since I had not seen one of my molters for over 2 months, I did a very gentle dig. I found Willie on the bottom of the tank. Part of his exo was behind him and he was dead and decaying badly. I don't know what happened. All I can guess (since he had no air space around him) was that Bandit caved in his space when she started digging up the tank a while back. I am sooo mad at myself for not getting her out of there quicker. I just wasn't prepared for a situation like that. Poor Willie; he came from such a bad place and I wanted him to regenerate his little eye and have a long, happy crabby life.

On a better note, Herman, Bandit and Tiny Dancer came through their molts beautifully!

Aww, I'm so sorry you lost one. Don't blame yourself though, you did not do anything wrong. Sometimes these things just happen.

Thanks for the support. It was a heart-wrenching experience and I pray I don't have another incident like it for a very long time.

Im so sorry!